Burkholderia contaminans
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| Burkholderia contaminans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Betaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Burkholderiales |
| Family: | Burkholderiaceae |
| Genus: | Burkholderia |
| Species: | B. contaminans |
| Binomial name | |
| Burkholderia contaminans Vanlaere et al. 2009[1] | |
| Type strain | |
| CCUG 55526, Govan J2956, J2956, LMG 23361, R-12710, R-12710 t1, sheep1, Vandamme R-12710t1[2] | |
Burkholderia contaminans is a gram-negative, bacterium from the genus of Burkholderia and the family of Burkholderiaceae and belongs to the Burkholderia cepacia complex, which was isolated from cystic fibrosis patients in Argentina.[3][4][5] Burkholderia acidipaludis can cause biliary sepsis.[6]
